Bhubaneswar & Berhampur Mayor posts reserved for Women

Insight Bureau:  Odisha Government finalised the seat reservation for 3 municipal corporations.

An official notification has been issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department stated that Mayor’s post for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation & Berhampur Municipal Corporation reserved for women candidates. However, it is unreserved in Cuttack Municipal Corporation.

The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) will have 33 reservations out of 59 wards. Of these, 4 seats will be reserved for Scheduled Castes women, 3 seats for Scheduled Castes and one seat for Scheduled Tribes women. Remaining reserved seats will be allotted to women candidates only. The rest of the wards in Cuttack will remain unreserved.

The Government had invited objections and suggestions from all persons interested which may be filed before the Director, Municipal Administration thereof on or before the date of expiry of the period
of ten days.

The objections and suggestions received in respect of the notification on or before the date so specified have been duly considered by the State Government.

Earlier on January 12, the State Government had issued a gazette notification on Wednesday proposing the reservation of the post of mayor for women in the municipal corporations of Bhubaneswar and Berhampur.